Skip to main content

CSU Fullerton Titans square off against the CSU Northridge Matadors in Big West Tournament

CSU Northridge Matadors (10-19, 6-14 Big West) vs. CSU Fullerton Titans (17-13, 13-7 Big West)

Henderson, Nevada; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: CSU Fullerton plays in the Big West Tournament against CSU Northridge.

The Titans are 13-7 against Big West opponents and 4-6 in non-conference play. CSU Fullerton is 4-10 against opponents with a winning record.

The Matadors’ record in Big West games is 6-14. CSU Northridge ranks sixth in the Big West shooting 29.5% from 3-point range.

CSU Fullerton scores 71.4 points, 5.1 more per game than the 66.3 CSU Northridge allows. CSU Northridge’s 39.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.7 percentage points lower than CSU Fullerton has given up to its opponents (42.8%).

The teams meet for the third time this season. CSU Fullerton won 81-60 in the last matchup on March 7. Cristina Jones led CSU Fullerton with 17 points, and Mariona Cos-Morales led CSU Northridge with 13 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jones is scoring 16.2 points per game with 9.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Titans. Maddy Tauro is averaging 11.7 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 35.8% over the last 10 games.

Saray White is averaging 10.3 points and 1.7 steals for the Matadors. Jite Gbemuotor is averaging 12.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Titans: 6-4, averaging 70.0 points, 35.2 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 12.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points per game.

Matadors: 4-6, averaging 64.7 points, 30.5 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 10.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.5 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story